Historical Context Review
Across
- 2. a kind of play Shakespeare wrote that is like our modern day rom-com movies
- 4. the town William Shakespeare grew up in
- 7. theater audience members that paid just a penny to stand
- 9. Shakespeare used the phrase "green-eyed monster" to describe this feeling
- 11. a kind of play Shakespeare wrote that never has a happy ending
- 14. flowers that represented two warring groups: the House of York and House of Lancaster
- 15. the Queen of England during the renaissance
- 16. the name of the theatre where many of Shakespeare's plays were performed
Down
- 1. the area where audience members would stand to watch the play
- 3. theaters were either round or ________ in shape
- 5. a loud group of people that ate and drank while watching plays
- 6. Shakespeare used the phrase "in a pickle" to describe being in ________
- 8. a Renaissance writer known for his play Romeo and Juliet
- 10. the area where ghosts or witches would make a special entrance during a play
- 12. the capital city of England
- 13. an important river in London